Law

Wu Gan, an influential Chinese rights activist known as “Super Vulgar Butcher,” pulled off a rare act of defiance ahead of his closed-door trial where he was charged with subversion of state power.

Right-wing blogger Charles C. Johnson is pursuing a defamation claim against Gawker Media in bankruptcy for posting articles he claims challenge his credibility as a journalist and contain unsubstantiated gossip intended to malign him.

A judge on Thursday said he would approve the government’s request to get information about people who used a website to plan protests during President Donald Trump’s inauguration, but added restrictions he said were necessary to protect the free-speech rights.

White nationalist Chris Cantwell turned himself in to police to face three felony charges related to violence at the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va.

Authorities are investigating an alleged plot by Islamic State supporters suspected to build chemical bombs for attacks at the presidential palace and other targets.

James Alex Fields Jr. was a quiet student, said a school principal and a fellow classmate, but a former teacher said he also espoused white-supremacist views.

A Chinese court handed a four-year prison term to an activist known for documenting social unrest in China, closing a case that has underscored Beijing’s harsh approach to managing labor tensions.

The subject of a president’s capability to self-pardon has come to the fore in recent days after reports that President Donald Trump asked his advisers about the issue, but constitutional scholars say the matter remains unresolved.

A Chinese activist who for years has documented worker unrest faced charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” on Friday, in a trial seen as a bellwether of Beijing’s approach to containing labor tensions.

Female tech workers described Travis Kalanick’s departure as a case where speaking out about workplace inequality brought results.